Show and sales case



L. W. BUCHENAU.

SHOW AND SALES CASE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30. 1919.

1 ,359,668. Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

IN V EN TOR.

llgyzz Wlizzclwlzaa 4 By Q m A TTORNEY LLOYD W. BUCI-IENAU. OF STOCKTON, GAI JIFORNIA.

SHOW AND SALES CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 1920.

j v Application filed October 30, 1919. Serial No. 334,418.

To all 101mm it may concern:

Be it known that I, LLoYn W. BUOHENA'U, a citizen of the United States, residing at Stockton, county of San Joaquin, State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Show and Sales Cases: and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing,.and to the characters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this application. v

This invention relates to improvements in small portable show and sales cases of the type. adapted to be placed on top of permanent show cases for. the display and self-selling of small confections such as gum, mints and the like, or it may be used in department stores for the display of spools of thread. packages of needles, and similar small articles.

The principal object of the invention is to devise a show and sales case particularly adaptable for the purposes mentioned, so constructed that an intending purchaser may see at a glance the entire contents of the case, and may then select and remove from any of the compartments with which the show case is provided, such articles as he intends to purchase.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensive device, and yet one which will be exceedingly effective for the purposes for which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relative arrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the following specification and claim.

In the drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of my improved show case.

Fig. 2 is a similar fragmentary view, showing the closure plate on the cover removed.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on the drawings, the numeral 1 denotes the stand adapted to rest on a permanent show case or table, on which is mounted a fiat base 2, preferably polygonal sided, from which base projects upwardly a central post 3.

Radiating from the 0st and the same height thereof are partitlons, 4, one such extendingto each corner of the base 2 and forming compartments 5. The outer edges of these-partitions preferably slope inwardly somewhat toward the top, and the opposed sides of the alternate ones thereof adjacent such edges are provided with vertical grooves 6 and the remainder with recesses (5" adapted to receive glass plates 7 therein, these plates of course forming the outer walls of the compartments. In order to be able to mount these glass plates when the partitions are in place, the open grooved or recessed partitions are provided with strips 8 adapted to be screwed to the outer edges of such partitions, and overlapping the edges of the plates somewhat. This is an essential feature, since on account of the slope of the partitions, the plates are wider at the bottom than at the top, and could not otherwise be replaced in the event of breakage without dismantling and removing the partitions.

The top of the post 3 is provided with a felt or other noise and vibration absorbing form of washer or gasket 9, on which washer rests a glass cover 10, extending over the outer edges of the plates 7, and pivoted to the post by a screw 11.

This cover is provided with an opening '12 substantially the same size as one of the compartments 5. This opening is adapted to be covered by a plate 13 pivotally mounted on the screw 11 over the cover, there being a stop pin 14 thereon adjacent one side of the 4 opening 12. The plate is provided with an upstanding button 15 whereby it may be moved relative to the opening.

If desired, the opening cover-plate 13 may be omitted, as shown in Fig. 2. In operation, when a person desires to make a purchase from the case, he rotates the same on its stand until the compartment containing the goods he desires is convenient to his reach. He then turns the cover 10 so that the opening therein is above said compartment. He then moves the plate 13 away from'the opening and extracts his intended purchase.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that I have produced such a device as substantially fulfils the object of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in detail the present and preferred construction of the device, still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form the remaining partitions having similarly positioned recesses, plates extending between each palr of such grooves and recesses, and strips removably secured to the edges of the recessed partitions and overlapping the 15 ed es of the plates seated therein.

n testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LLOYD BUCHENAU.

Witnesses.

BERNARD PRIVAT, F. H. CARTER. 

